Midori Matsushima

Midori Matsushima
Midori Matsushima
	松島みどり
	at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on November 5, 2013
Minister of Justice
	In office; 3 September 2014 – 20 October 2014
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Sadakazu Tanigaki
Succeeded by	Yōko Kamikawa
Personal details
Born	馬場みどり (Baba Midori); 15 July 1956; Toyonaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Midori Matsushima (松島みどり, Matsushima Midori, born 1956) is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba (馬場みどり, Baba Midori).

Overview

She is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun from 1980 to 1995. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

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Political offices
Preceded by Sadakazu Tanigaki	Minister of Justice 2014	Succeeded by Yōko Kamikawa

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